also: つりしょ
noun
personal history and family background document; marriage résumé
A document exchanged in traditional arranged marriage (お見合い) contexts, listing personal details, education, work, and family background. The term is culturally specific and not used for ordinary résumés.
お見合いの前に、釣り書きを交換した。
Before the arranged meeting, they exchanged personal history documents.
釣り書きには学歴や家族構成を書く。
On the marriage résumé, you write your educational background and family composition.
Alternate reading つりしょ for this spelling.
Variant using 書 instead of 書き; also read つりしょ.
Alternate reading つりしょ for this spelling.
Rare spelling using 吊 and 書; also read つりしょ.
Alternate reading つりしょ for this spelling.
Variant without okurigana り.
Rare spelling using 吊 instead of 釣.
Rare spelling using 吊 without okurigana.
The term likely derives from 釣り (つり, 'fishing') + 書き (かき, 'writing'), possibly from the idea of 'angling' for a marriage partner. The exact origin is uncertain.